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Subject: RE: Scooter Info. Request - Thanks
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:05:23 -0400
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
To: "Paltz, Art" <Art.Paltz@R2*.CO*>, "techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Hey, I scooter through the inside of wrecks. Whats the problem?

 Jim

Sender: Paltz, Art  Date: 10/22/98 12:49 PM

>I agree to some extent.  I've got a scooter and I only rarely bring it
>in the water.  Depends on your objectives.  They are great if you are
>cruising the OUTSIDE of the wreck, no reefs in NJ/NY.  I'm certain no
>one would recommend using one inside......  I typically use my scooter
>for digging or covering large areas of the wreck looking for entrance or
>other digging spots.
>
>Nothing is absolute, it all depends on your objectives, just like the
>type of scooter.  Try digging with one of those powerful torpedo tow
>behinds.  You'd probably end up on the surface before you know it......
>:-)
>
>Art.
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	RMC [SMTP:halcyon@ha*.ne*]
>	Sent:	Thursday, October 22, 1998 10:32 AM
>	To:	cobber@mi*.co*; Dr. Neal Harman; cavers
>	Cc:	techdiver
>	Subject:	Re: Scooter Info. Request - Thanks
>
>
>
>
>	Cobber wrote in-part:
>
>	"Gavins are not for cave only, they work fine in the ocean, too.
>You have a
>	dive club or something like that?
>
>	Once you get a scooter you will want to take it on every dive."
>
>	Absolutely correct.
>
>	Scootering adds a tremendous new dimension to diving. Being able
>to cover
>	ten to fifty times the area with little efort for the same dive
>is like
>	walking is to cafe racing. Anyone that has not tryed a proper
>tow behind
>	single hand balanced scooter is missing the boat. A huge shit
>eating grin
>	comes on my face when I think of our great reef runs with a
>couple of my
>	best pals every week, not to mention three wrecks in one dive in
>the off
>	season.
>
>	RMC
>
>
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